Monday, January 30, 2012

Rage-8 Moves to 4-0, Tops X-Gen Jammers

The Rage-8 team, competing in the Owego Modified League, improved to 4-0 in league play Saturday with a 63-38 win over the X-Gen Jammers, a team from the Elmira area. Rage-8 played the game with just one sub this weekend.

Rage 63, X-Gen Jammers 38
Rage --- 30 - 33 -- 63
X-Gen -- 8 - 30 -- 38

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 steals, 1 block (3-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 15 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals (3-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Luke Day: 7 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (5-5 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
* Team free throws: 11-for-12
* X-Gen free throws: 3-for-9

White Gets Win at Susquehanna Valley

The Binghamton White team went to Susquehanna Valley Saturday afternoon and emerged with a win. Binghamton's defense helped build a 15-5 edge after the first quarter and a 33-7 halftime lead.

White 65, SV 18
White -- 15 - 18 - 19 - 13 -- 65
SV------- 5 --- 2 -- 6 -- 5 -- 18

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 14 pts, 11 rebs, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal
* Patrick Van Putte: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 5 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals (1-2 FT)
* Erik Smith: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 5 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds (1-3 FT)
* Manny Scott: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 3 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals (1-3 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 blocks
* Gracie Jensen: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Jalil Butts: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Niko Murray: 2 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 5-for-17
* SV free throws: 3-for-10

SV Girls Top Whitney Point

The Susquehanna Valley girls basketball team hosted Whitney Point Saturday and came away with a 29-20 win. The girls held a 16-3 halftime edge and led 21-5 after the third quarter.

SV 29, Whitney Point 20
WP -- 3 - 0 - 2 - 15 -- 20
SV -- 10 - 6 - 5 - 8 -- 29
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Stats:.
* Holly Manchester: 11 points, 9 steals, 2 assists, 1 rebs, 1 steal (3-6 FT).
* Gracie Jensen: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block.
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 3 points, 8 rebs, 7 steals, 1 assist, 1 block (1-2 FT).
* Abby Rose: 3 points, 4 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT).
* Maeve Donnelly: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist.
* Kendall Ryan: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals.
* Lexi Steinbrecher: 2 points, 4 steals, 1 block.
* Zoey Rowse: 2 rebounds, 1 block.
* Mara Donnelly: 1 rebound.

Red Team Tops Vestal, Loses By 1 at Seton

The Binghamton Red basketball team, comprised of 4s and a few 5s, played two games Saturday afternoon, topping Vestal by 18 in the first, then falling by just 1 point to a Seton Catholic 5th-grade team.

Red 39, Vestal 21

Stats:
* Connor Alapeck: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
* Ettore DiRado: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks
* Francis McDonald: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Christie Sherman: 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Devon Herman: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Alex Creagh: 4 rebounds
* Joshua Drayton-Duggins: 1 steal
* Gabriel Sabatino: 1 rebound
* Victor Snyder: 1 rebound
* Caroline Turner: 1 rebound

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Seton 48, Red 47

Stats:
* Connor Alapeck: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Ettore DiRado: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists
* Francis McDonald: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
* Alex Creagh: 4 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds
* Joshua Drayton-Duggins: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Caroline Turner: 3 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Christie Sherman: 2 rebounds
* Gabriel Sabatino: 2 rebounds
* Devon Herman: 1 rebound
* Victor Snyder: 1 steal

Saturday, January 28, 2012

White Tops Ithaca; Blue/Black Pushes Same Team

Ithaca's top travel team visited Roosevelt Elementary Friday night for a doubleheader. In the opener, Binghamton White pulled away after halftime to beat Ithaca, 63-46. In the second game, players from Binghamton's Blue and Black team were tied with that same Ithaca team late in the fourth quarter, but ended up losing that one, 60-57. In the second game, Binghamton went 7-for-19 from the foul line and missed several inside put-backs throughout.

White 63, Ithaca 46

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 19 points, 9 rebs, 1 steal, 1 blocks (1-6 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 13 pts, 9 rebs, 4 assts, 2 stls, 1 blk (one 3) (0-3 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (3-6 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 6 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 6 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Devin Tyler: 5 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals (one 3)
* Gabe Whiteman: 5 points, 3 steals, 2 rebs, 1 assist (1-4 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
* Erik Smith: 8 rebounds
* Team free throws: 7-for-23

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Ithaca 60, Binghamton Blue/Black 57

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 13 points, 7 rebs, 3 assists, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 11 pts, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 reb, 1 block (1-5 FT)
* Manny Scott: 9 points, 8 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 asst, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 6 points, 7 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists (1-2 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 4 points, 1 rebound
* Jacob McDonald: 3 points, 2 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal (1-4 FT)
* Jamique Duggins: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Niko Murray: 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* John Henry Hacker: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 7-for-19

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Blue Tops Black in Intersquad Scrimmage

The Blue and Black teams scrimmaged for five 8-minute periods of play Tuesday at Roosevelt, with the Blue coming away with an 83-65 win.

Blue 83, Black 65
Blue --- 18 - 24 - 13 - 14 - 14 -- 83
Black -- 20 -- 7 - 18 -- 6 - 14 -- 65

Blue stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 29 points, 7 steals, 6 assists, 5 rebounds (1-4 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 22 points, 32 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist
* Lucas Davy: 10 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (2-4 FT)
* Noah Farrelly: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block
* Chris Surdey: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists (1-2 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Keshawn Lee: 3 points, 6 rebounds (1-4 FT)

Black stats:
* Jamique Duggins: 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 1 block (three 3-pointers) (0-2 FT)
* Jacob McDonald: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks (2-3 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 10 points, 15 rebounds
* Jason Nieves: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks
* Danny Zikuski: 2 points, 7 steals, 5 rbeounds, 1 assist
* Devon Herman: 5 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebounds
* Nick Zikuski: 7 rebounds, 1 assist

* Patrick Van Putte (played with Blue 2 periods, with Black for 3 periods):
6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

SV Girls Top Tough CV Squad

On Monday, the Susquehanna Valley 6th-grade girls' team fought off a first-half challenge to defeat the Chenango Valley girls' team, 42-28. SV trailed by 2 after the first quarter, then led by 4 at halftime before pulling away in the third quarter.

SV 42, CV 28
CV -- 8 - 8 --- 6 -- 6 -- 28
SV -- 6 - 14 - 14 - 8 -- 42

Stats:
* Hannah Haskell: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals (2-2 FT)
* Mikayla Haskell: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 blocks (0-3 FT)
* Holly Manchester: 6 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals (0-5 FT)
* Abby Rose: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 4 points, 5 rebounds
* Hillary Morgan: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Gracie Jensen: 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Maeve Donnelly: 3 rebounds
* Kendall Ryan: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 2-for-10
* CV free throws: 4-for-16

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Rage-8 Goes to 3-0 in Owego League

The Rage-8 team improved to 3-0 in the Owego League Sunday afternoon with a 58-21 win over Newark Valley. The team is 6-0 overall. Rage used even scoring distribution and solid defense to hold the NV team to 6 points before halftime. Rage collected 16 steals and blocked 10 shots in the game.

Rage 58, Newark Valley 21
NV ----- 6 - 15 -- 21
Rage -- 29 - 29 -- 58

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 12 points, 7 rebs, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 11 points, 3 assists, 1 steal (three 3-pointers)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 points, 5 steals, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (5-9 FT)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
* Luke Day: 2 points, 6 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebounds
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Team free throws: 9-for-15
* NV free throws: 7-for-10

Binghamton Teams Undefeated This Past Week

At all levels, the Binghamton Travel basketball teams won their games this past week. Last Sunday, Black traveled to Norwich and came home with a 40-31 win (stats will be available soon). On Tuesday, White topped JC's 6th-grade team 59-23. Afterward, Blue played the same JC-6 squad and came away with an impressive 51-30 victory. The Red squad played a Thursday home game against Vestal-4 and got a win there, 46-15, and on Saturday afternoon, Black played a Vestal team at the Endicott Boys & Girls Club, winning there, 50-27. The Blue and Black teams also had a competitive scrimmage Friday night, but no stats were recorded.

Nice week, everyone.

White 59, Johnson City (6) 23
JC ------ 10 - 1 --- 6 -- 6 -- 23
White -- 14 - 22 - 16 - 7 -- 59

Stats:
* Tyshawn High: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals (4-7 FT) (one 3)
* Colbie Young: 11 points, 6 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 assist (1-3)
* Vito Ferranti: 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (3-4 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
* Jalil Butts: 6 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Brandon Sprouse: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Erik Smith: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Manny Scott: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 8 steals, 5 assists, 3 rebounds
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 6 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
* Team free throws: 10-for-16
* JC free throws: 3-for-8

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Blue 51, Johnson City (6) 30
JC ----- 7 - 13 -- 6 -- 4 -- 30
Blue -- 10 - 17 - 13 - 11 -- 51

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 21 pts, 9 rebs, 9 steals, 2 assists (3-8 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 9 pts, 3 rebs, 2 assts, 2 steals, 2 blocks (1-2 FT)
* Manny Scott: 6 pts, 8 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (0-1 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Niko Murray: 2 pts, 8 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-3 FT)
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points (0-2 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
* Noah Farrelly: 3 rebounds
* Team free throws: 6-for-20
* JC free throws: 1-for-11

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Red 46, Vestal (4) 15
Stats:
* Connor Alapeck: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Colbie Young: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists
* Ettore DiRado: 8 points, 7 steals, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
* Francis McDonald: 6 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Gabriel Sabatino: 4 points, 1 rebound
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
* Joshua Duggins: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
* Victor Snyder: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Christie Sherman: 1 steal

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Black 50, Vestal (5) 27
Black -- 10 - 10 - 16 - 14 -- 50
Vestal --- 6 -- 0 - 10 - 11 -- 27

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals
* Jason Nieves: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
* Colbie Young: 10 points, 10 rebunds, 4 steals, 2 assists
* Jacob McDonald: 8 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds, 2 assist
* Wyatt Merta: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
* Gracie Jensen: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal
* Francis McDonald: 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
* Danny Zikuski: 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Devon Herman: 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Nick Zikuski: 2 rebounds, 1 block

Monday, January 16, 2012

Rage-8 Tops Epiphany in Owego League

The Rage-8 squad improved to 2-0 in the Owego Modified League Sunday afternoon with a 41-27 win over Epiphany (Sayre area). Trevor Borchardt dominated in the paint, scoring 16 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and notching 8 blocked shots for Rage. It was a second solid defensive performance in the league for Rage, which had 13 blocks as a team, adding 6 steals.

Rage 41, Epiphany 27
Epiph -- 11 - 16 -- 27
Rage --- 21 - 20 -- 41

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 16 pts, 11 rebs, 8 blocks, 1 assist (0-1 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 5 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 3 pts, 4 assts, 3 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks (0-1 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 4-for-8
* Epiphany free throws: 5-for-13

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Rage-8 Scrimmages in Cortland

The Rage-8 team played a solid team from the Cortland Basketball Club Saturday afternoon in Cortland. After trailing 12-4 in the first period, Rage outscored Cortland 50-36 the rest of the way in a five-period scrimmage, winning 54-48.

Rage 54, Cortland 48
Rage -- 6 - 12 - 15 - 10 - 11 -- 54
CBC --- 12 - 7 - 9 --- 9 - 11 -- 48

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks (2-5 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (4-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist (0-5 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 pts, 3 assts, 3 steals, 2 rebs, 1 block (1-2 FT) (one 3)
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Wyatt Whitmore: 2 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 3 steals, 2 assists (2-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 2 steals, 1 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 7-for-16
* CBC free throws: 6-for-14

Thursday, Friday, Saturday Travel Games

There were a couple games over the past few days where stats were not kept. In those games, the Binghamton Red (4) team defeated Vestal 39-29 at Roosevelt Thursday, and Binghamton White (5/6) topped Endicott (6) 45-34 at the Endicott Boys & Girls Club Friday.

Also on Friday, Binghamton Blue defeated Greene 57-37 at Keeler Gym on Friday night. The following morning, some of the program's players mixed for a scrimmage, with Team A topping Team B in this one, 60-34.

Binghamton Blue 57, Greene 37
Greene -- 6 - 8 - 8 - 15 -- 37
Blue --- 12 - 7 - 18 - 20 -- 57

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block (2-6 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks (0-2 FT)
* Mattias Hime: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Niko Murray: 6 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Noah Farrelly: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 4 points, 19 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 1 assist
* Chris Surdey: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 5-for-12
* Greene free throws: 3-for-14

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Team A 60, Team B 34

Team A stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 16 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
* Colbie Young: 12 points, 7 steals, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
* Niko Murray: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 10 points, 1 steal
* Lucas Davy: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (2-6 FT)
* Danny Zikuski: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal
* Keshawn Lee: 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 3-for-10

Team B stats:
* Manny Scott: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals
* Jalil Butts: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal (0-1 FT)
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 4 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Wyatt Merta: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
* Chris Surdey: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Nick Zikuski: 4 rebounds
* Noah Farrelly: 3 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Victor Snyder: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 0-for-3

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Red Wins; Black Evens Score With Blue

The Binghamton Red Travel team hosted the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club Tuesday at Roosevelt and came away with a decisive win, 54-39. In the second game of a doubleheader, Binghamton Black got revenge against Binghamton Blue, winning 37-32. The two teams had played Saturday morning, with Blue getting that victory.

Binghamton Red 54, Binghamton B&GC 39
Stats:
* Colbie Young: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists
* Francis McDonald: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Ettore DiRado: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
* Connor Alapeck: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 4 pts, 4 rebs, 1 steal, 1 assist
* Alex Creagh: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
* Christie Sherman: 4 steals, 3 rebounds
* Keshawn Lee: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Gabriel Sabatino: 4 rebounds
* Caroline Turner: 2 rebounds

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Binghamton Black 37, Binghamton Blue 32
Blue --- 10 - 8 - 10 - 4 -- 32
Black -- 13 - 9 - 5 - 10 -- 37

Black stats:
* Jamique Duggins: 12 pts, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Colbie Young: 11 pts, 10 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 asst, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Jacob McDonald: 4 pts, 5 rebs, 4 steals, 2 assts, 2 blocks
* Francis McDonald: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Wyatt Merta: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
* Train Wright: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Christie Sherman: 2 points, 1 rebounds, 1 steal
* Danny Zikuski: 2 points
* Nick Zikuski: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 3-for-6

Blue stats:
* Niko Murray: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
* Vito Ferranti: 4 points, 3 steals, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 block
* Lucas Davy: 3 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assts, 2 steals, 2 blocks (1-2 FT)
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Mattias Hime: 1 point, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Noah Farrelly: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Keshawn Lee: 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 2-for-6

Monday, January 9, 2012

Rage-8 Gets First Owego League Victory

The Rage-8 squad played its first Owego Modified League game Saturday, and with a strong full-game defensive effort, came away with a 50-28 win over the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club. The game was tied at 10-apiece about halfway through the first half when Rage began to pull away. Rage finished the game on an 11-2 run to get to the final margin.

Rage 50, Binghamton B&G Club 28
Rage --- 26 - 24 -- 50
BBGC -- 14 - 14 -- 28

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 20 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assts, 3 steals, 2 blks (2-6 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 12 pts, 7 rebs, 5 assts, 2 steals, 1 block (4-5 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 5 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assts, 2 steals, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Wyatt Whitmore: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
* Roberto Jensen: 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 8-for-15
* BBGC free throws: 3-for-6

Binghamton Travel: Three Weekend Games

On Saturday morning, the Blue and Black squads played an inter-squad scrimmage with the Blue team coming away with a 49-36 win.

Later in the day, a combined squad defeated Endicott 42-40. Binghamton trailed 18-9 after the first quarter and was behind 26-13 in the second quarter. Binghamton trailed 28-21 at halftime, but staged a furious comeback, scoring the first 10 points of the third quarter in the victory.

The late-afternoon Red team's game came down to the wire, when Alex Creigh's rebound and putback at the buzzer secured the team's 2-point victory over Seton Catholic.

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Blue 49, Black 36
Blue stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 23 pts, 8 rebs, 4 assists, 1 steal (1-6 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 10 pts, 8 rebs, 6 steals, 2 assists (2-2 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 8 pts, 19 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
* Chris Surdey: 8 pts, 4 rebs, 3 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Noah Farrelly: 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Black stats:
* Colbie Young: 17 pts, 24 rebs, 6 assts, 2 steals, 1 blk (1-2 FT)
* Jacob McDonald: 12 points, 4 rebs, 4 steals, 1 assist
* Wyatt Merta: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks
* Danny Zikuski: 1 point, 5 rebounds (1-2 FT)
* Nick Zikuski: 2 rebounds, 1 block

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Binghamton 42, Endicott 40
Stats:
* Gabe Whiteman: 19 points, 7 steals, 4 rebounds, 1 assist (1-4 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Colbie Young: 3 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 1 point, 4 rebounds (1-4 FT)
* Christie Sherman: 1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 3 rebounds, 2 steals
* Devon Herman: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

***

Binghamton Red 37, Seton Catholic 35
Stats:
* Connor Alapeck: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Francis McDonald: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal
* Ettore DiRado: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists, 1 block
* Christie Sherman: 4 points, 2 rebounds
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists
* Caroline Turner: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Gabriel Sabatino: 3 rebounds

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Binghamton White Wins at JC

The Binghamton White travel basketball team won its first game of 2012, beating Johnson City (6) 44-33 at JC Friday night. Tyshawn High scored 14 points, Brandon Sprouse had 9 points and 10 rebounds, and Jalil Butts scored 8. Binghamton outscored JC in each of the four quarters.

Note: Jordan McGahy was placed on the disabled list. Foot surgery on Friday was reported to have been successful. Jordan is expected back in the lineup in two weeks.

Binghamton 44, Johnson City 33
Bing -- 9 - 13 - 10 - 12 -- 44
JC ---- 7 - 12 -- 6 -- 8 --- 33

Stats:
* Tyshawn High: 14 pts, 5 rebs, 5 assts, 5 steals (one 3-pointer) (3-6 FT)
* Brandon Sprouse: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals (1-6 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 8 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Gabe Whiteman: 5 points, 1 rebound (1-5 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 2 points, 5 steals, 3 rebounds
* Devin Tyler: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Erik Smith: 1 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 7-for-21
* JC free throws: 9-for-13

Friday, January 6, 2012

Rage-8 Tunes Up for Owego League with Corning-8

The Rage-8 squad (plus Nicky Snyder) tuned up for this weekend's start of the Owego Modified League with its second scrimmage in a week. This time the Southern Tier Storm (Corning/Elmira/Horseheads) travelled to Roosevelt Elementary in Binghamton.

The Owego League games will be 20-minute running-time halves, save for the final two minutes of the game. On Thursday, the scrimmage consisted of four of those 20-minute periods of play. With seven of its roster players on hand, Rage held the upper hand when it was finished, 108-63.

Interesting was that three of Rage's inside players (Jake Thompson, Trevor Borchardt and Nate Gaster) each ended with an identical 26 points, 12 rebounds. Thompson notched a triple-double, adding 11 assists to his line.

Rage 108, Storm 63
Storm -- 19 - 12 -- 9 - 23 -- 63
Rage --- 30 - 25 - 26 - 27 -- 108

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists. 2 steals, 1 block (one 3) (4-6 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 26 pts, 12 rebs, 5 blocks, 3 steals, 1 asst (2-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 26 pts, 12 rebs, 2 assists, 2 blocks (8-12 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists
* Roberto Jensen: 7 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 block (one 3)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 5 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Luke Day: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals (one 3)
* Caleb Nichols: 7 rebounds, 2 assists (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 14-for-24
* Storm free throws: 8-for-20

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Binghamton 4/5 Wins Holiday Hoopfest

The combined Binghamton 4/5 Travel Team won the Holiday Hoopfest on New Year's Eve day with a 50-43 victory over Seton Catholic. In the semifinal game earlier in the day, Binghamton defeated Maine-Endwell (5), 51-34.

The players each received a very nice trophy for their 4-0 showing in the tournament, which ran from December 28-31. Also, 5th-grader Gabe Whiteman and 4th-grader Colbie Young were named to All-Tournament Team, each receiving an additional trophy.

Championship Game
Binghamton 50, Seton 43
SCC --- 19 - 24 -- 43
Bing -- 26 - 24 -- 50

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 17 pts, 18 rebs, 3 assts, 2 steals, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 15 pts, 6 rebs, 6 steals, 4 assists (3-7 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists (0-2 FT)
* Connor Alapeck: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist
* Ettore DiRado: 4 points (2-2 FT)
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 2 points
* Jamique Duggins: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Alex Creigh: 2 rebounds
* Devon Herman: 1 steal, 1 block
* Team free throws: 6-for-14
* Seton free throws: 4-for-8

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Semifinal Game
Binghamton 51, Maine-Endwell (5) 34
Bing -- 32 - 19 -- 51
M-E -- 21 - 13 -- 34

Stats:
* Gabe Whiteman: 21 pts, 5 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Colbie Young: 10 pts, 16 rebs, 8 steals, 4 assts, 1 block (2-5 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 10 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 block
* Connor Alapeck: 4 pts, 6 rebs, 3 assts, 3 blocks, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Jamique Duggins: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Alex Creigh: 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Devon Herman: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Ettore DiRado: 1 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 3-for-10
* M-E free throws: 3-for-16
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 1 steal